brumal
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of brumal
First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin brūmālis “of or pertaining to winter”; brume, -al 1
Example Sentences
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To help travelers maximize their brumal break periods, Priceline has released a list of places that are likely to prove popular over the coming months based on a number of factors, including their affordability quotient.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023
He shivers in brumal blasts, and hungry he chirps before your door.
From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias
This singular fact in the history of the animal seems most inexplicable to me, unless she remain concealed in her brumal slumber until after she has been delivered of her cubs.
From The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions by Marcy, Randolph Barnes
Odors of laurel, making her faint and pale, Round her at times exhale, And in the sky as yet no sunny ray, But brumal vapors gray.
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
He shivers in the brumal blast; hungry, he chirps before your door.
From Notes and Queries, Number 179, April 2, 1853. A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
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